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Designer / Brand: Bo Liu Work: Hospitality Interior Design Classification: Interior Date: Thursday, 6 March 2025

Zhangjiagang Marriott Hotel

Zhangjiagang Marriott Hotel is a hospitality interior design project located in Zhangjiagang, Jiangsu, China. The hotel contains 323 guestrooms and suites with skyline views and open-plan bathrooms, dining outlets and more than 4000 square metres of meeting and banquet space. The interior refers to the position of the city as a port on the Yangtze River, so water is a central element. Colours and forms taken from Chinese landscape painting guide the theme. Durable and non-toxic materials were selected, and the floor plan was reorganised to use the space efficiently.

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Designer / Brand: Ling Zhou Work: Teahouse Classification: Interior Date: Wednesday, 5 March 2025

Reading Tea

Reading Tea is a teahouse interior covering 380 square meters in Chongqing. The design joins traditional Chinese materials with a modern spatial approach. Natural logs are divided into wood pieces 100 millimeters wide and 5 millimeters thick. These flexible pieces are bent into curved forms that keep the character of wood and create a new spatial shape. Wood walls and stainless steel walls of the same tone connect the areas. Natural stone is polished into an uneven surface that suits the wood. Gray tones and rustic floor tiles complete the calm setting.

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Designer / Brand: Ricardo Porto Ferreira Work: Retail Space Classification: Interior Date: Tuesday, 4 March 2025

Portugal Vineyards

The Portugal Vineyards concept store is the first physical store for the online wine specialist company. Located adjacent to the company’s headquarters, facing the street and occupying 90m2, the store consists of an open-plan devoid of partitions. The interior is a blindingly white and minimal space with circular circulation - a white canvas for the Portuguese wine to shine and be displayed. The shelves are carved out of the walls in reference to the wine terraces on a 360 degrees immersive retail experience with no counter.

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Designer / Brand: Basic Design Work: Art Performances and Conferences Classification: Interior Date: Monday, 3 March 2025

Grand Theatre of Sanshui

Grand Theatre of Sanshui is an interior design for a cultural center used for art performances and conferences. The three-story building covers 5000 square meters and stands beside Hexiang Lake in Foshan, Guangdong, China. The main design elements are drawn from the lotus flowers of the lake, and their shapes guide the interior components. Inside the theatre, wood veneer, walls and floor are joined without empty space, and carpet reduces the noise of footsteps. Floor level glass windows bring in natural light and views of the lotus scenery outside.

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Designer / Brand: T.K. CHU DESIGN Work: Show Flat Classification: Interior Date: Sunday, 2 March 2025

Maoyuan Jingxi

Maoyuan Jingxi is a show flat located in a townhouse in Beijing. The interior covers 300 square meters and applies a subtraction approach, removing redundant functional spaces and reorganizing the circulation to create an open plan. A series of miniature gardens is brought into the home, giving the occupants varied views. The entrance hallway sits in the middle of the floor plan and serves as the main distribution space. An entrance garden faces the door and fills the area with brightness. Materials include marble, eucalyptus veneer, leather and brass.

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Designer / Brand: Longer Design Work: Sales Center Classification: Interior Date: Saturday, 1 March 2025

Be Fly Utopia

Be Fly Utopia is a sales center located in Chongqing, China, covering 225 square meters. The design combines a coffee shop, a library and a life experience hall within one interior. The first floor holds the coffee area, with 300 by 1200 millimeter gray floor tiles and a counter finished in neutral gray bricks. The staircase, bookcase and bar use light wood tones. A tall bookcase rises beside the stairs to the second floor. The ceiling of the negotiation area follows the original sloped roof and uses two folding plates. The intent is a warm and natural space for the future community.

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